BFFs For Never: 3 Signs You Should Break Up With Your Friend

Breaking up is pretty awful but breaking up with a friend? Now that’s even worse. When it comes to friendship, you usually have years of history together. She probably knows you even better than your boyfriend does.

However, sometimes friendships just stop working. Maybe you guys are fighting all the time or you don’t really have anything in common any more or maybe, she isn’t treating you as well as she should be. There are a lot of reasons as to why friendships fall apart.

If you’ve been unsure whether or not your need a break from a certain friendship, there are three main warning signs that will tell you it’s time to cut the cord and move on.

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1. The only thing you have in common is the fact that you’ve know each other forever: Staying friends with someone just because you’ve known each other for years is one of the main signs that it’s time for both of you to move on.

Friendships are supposed to be fun and inspiring. A friend is someone who loves all the same things as you and who likes doing the same stuff that you like doing. If your friendship is lacking any kind of ‘common ground’ foundation, then honestly? It’s more of an acquaintance.

If spending time with your ‘friend’ feels more like a chore or leaves you feeling drained/depressed/upset then cut your losses and start spending more time with the friends who make you laugh and whose company you enjoy.

Is it time you broke up with one of your friends?

2. You can never reach her: We all have friends who are a bit flakey and that’s totally fine, but when you’ve called her eight times and she doesn’t even bother to send you a text just to see if you’re okay, then it’s a sign that your friendship is heading towards splitsville.

Good friends care about what’s happening in their friends’ lives. A good friend will always have some kind of contact with you, whether it’s via a weekly cath-up phonecall, a daily Facebook post or some texting.

The old saying rings through here: don’t make someone your number one when you’re only their second, third or fourth preference.

3. You fight like cats and dogs: It’s only natural for friends to have the odd tiff, but if you can’t remember the last time yourself and your friend had a conversation that didn’t end with a screaming match, you’re probably better off ending things.

No one agrees all the time and we’ve all had heated debates with our friends over stuff like Ryan Gosling’s hotness, what we should do for the weekend and why we shifted that guy who sort of looked like Russell Brand. However, if you shout at each other morethan you talk, it’s really just not worth it.